tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post8496264111587645387..comments2024-03-22T14:40:33.276-07:00Comments on Blood, Sweat, and Tedium: Confessions of a Hollywood Juicer: The Off SeasonMichael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-76729903874304927112011-08-02T14:46:15.263-07:002011-08-02T14:46:15.263-07:00Jerry --
I'd heard that the Michigan incentiv...Jerry --<br /><br />I'd heard that the Michigan incentives were in trouble, but not about New Mexico. Still, "The Lone Ranger" (a monster show with nine months of production scheduled) will be heading out to New Mexico to begin filming in another month or two. That could have a lot to do with the location terrain, of course.<br /><br />Niall --<br /><br />The Industry is indeed undergoing a period of wrenching transition, and although the digital era may allow cinematic creativity to grow new wings, I don't see much hope that wages and working conditions for those of us who do the heavy lifting will improve. Quite the opposite.Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-1418091067299970832011-08-02T11:34:12.292-07:002011-08-02T11:34:12.292-07:00It's happening already. From I'm seeing an...It's happening already. From I'm seeing and hearing production is going back to California then up to Oregon then landing in Vancouver BC with their amazing incentive and studio's.<br /><br />With new modern equipment changing how films,tv, and commercials are being made nothing is certain.<br /><br />Too many issues still stand like producers taking away too much from the crew in the name of coming in under budget and profit. The unions becoming stagnate and useless. Slowly killing it's self due to bad leadership disconnected from the needs and realities of the crew on the ground doing the work.<br /><br />Either way things are poised for a great change in the production world for better or worse.Niallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-53430099814189727202011-08-02T07:53:50.873-07:002011-08-02T07:53:50.873-07:00With new conservative governors in place in Michig...With new conservative governors in place in Michigan and New Mexico, their film related tax incentives are, eh, for lack of a less film business related term, "Gone With The Wind". Louisiana for some reason still has a strong tax break in place that continues to draw production, but let their Tea Party dim-bulbs continue on their path to financial ruin and perhaps that will go away as well, and then maybe it'll be time for productions to return to California. <br /><br />www.boskolives.wordpress.comjerrywhttp://www.boskolives.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com